Apprentice

A while ago I posted about an outreach project I was working on for my church. On Monday I went into Cahir after work and walked around going into shops, butchers, the post office, the enterprise centre, the coffee shop. I walked all over, and posted up flyers advertising the free copy of John’s Gospel [...]

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Peter and I put up a new banner on the front of the church today. The banner arrived, after some trouble with the couriers, on Wednesday. It arrived just in time since it’s an Easter banner and when Peter pulled up to the church on Sunday he discovered the old banner lying on the ground.  [...]

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This is something I’ve been working on for a while now. I’ve been very excited about this little project of mine. I should have posted earlier and, as is typical when I let things brew for a while without blogging them, this post will probably be way too short to convey my excitement.
I’ve mentioned this [...]

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As part of my Spirituality and Self Understanding Course at the IBI I’ve been asked to keep a journal. I’ve tried writing down my thoughts in a separate journal for this but keeping multiple journals is kind of annoying in a multiple-personality kind of way. As long as they don’t get too personal I’m going [...]

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I preached my sermon on Romans 3:19-26 today. I think it went well and, as usual when I preach, I’m thankful to God that I didn’t swear or anything. It’s always a worry. My parents came along today, making this the first time they’ve ever set foot in my church. My sister and her kids [...]

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I have come to notice lately how hurtful I can be with my words. I can’t wait to criticise people, whether it is to their face (although it’s often not) or to other people. Paul wrote:
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as [...]

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God has really been direct about reminding me of his presence lately. Prayers I’ve prayed have been answered… a lot. One request in particular I had just finished praying when it was answered. My hands were still joined in prayer. While I always know God is real and he is with me there are [...]

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Last Summer I went on my first short-term mission trip when I did Encounter run by World Harvest Mission and IFES Ireland. I had such a great time and it was really one of those life-changing events. I found myself doing things I never thought I’d do, relying on God instead of myself and seeing [...]

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On Monday last week (the 21st) I lead my first Bible study at Cahir Presbyterian Church. I had only lead one Bible study previously, while I was doing missionary work over the summer and for that one I read notes I had emailed to myself off my phone. For this latest Bible study I made [...]

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Things are still just calming down here but I’ve managed to get my assignments done so now I have time to catch up on my MAP Journal. Peter and I had a MAP Meeting with Peter on Tuesday the 8th but I still haven’t journaled it from the notes yet so here goes:
Spiritual and Personal [...]

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